Place: Castilla y Leon

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

food

Wine with Leslie Williams: Good value wines for parties

As I write this the weather has turned remarkably mild so I’ve abandoned my original topic of winter warming wines in favour of good value wines suitable for parties — parties can happen in good and bad weather after all. Christmas seems to start earlier and get more expensive every year so in the coming weeks I’ll try to keep value as much in mind as much as quality.

food

Wine with Leslie Williams: We need to stand up for our favourite drink

food

Leslie Williams: Spanish wines to match lamb

food

Here's why everyone's drinking Spanish wines

travel

Discovering hidden treasures in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain

general

Wine: Ballymaloe Litfest line-up announced

Ormonde gets go-ahead for Spain tungsten mining

Ormonde Mining’s potentially transformational tungsten mine in western Spain is set to be commissioned and begin production in early 2016.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2014

Castile Leon: A Spanish alternative

IN THESE needy times, you can be forgiven for hunting down value when booking a holiday.

Sun, 10 Aug, 2014

Marqués de Riscal Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Rueda — €14.49

I RETURN to the wines of Spain again this week which I realise is starting to become a bit of a habit.

Sun, 15 Jun, 2014

Fastnet Oil claims ‘keen interest’ in its Celtic Sea assets

Dublin-based explorer Fastnet Oil & Gas has said that interest in its Celtic Sea assets has swelled since the second half of last year, with a number of sizeable international players considering a farm-in investment.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2014

Wine: Hazy View Chenin Blanc 2012

HAVE you ever wondered what it is actually like to own your own vineyard in France?

Sun, 10 Nov, 2013

Cal y Canto Tinto, La Mancha

I AM frequently asked what wine is the best value at the moment and I have had a stock answer for a number of years: buy from Chile and Spain.

Sun, 06 Oct, 2013

Wine: Quinta el Refugio

MOST of us think of red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache) when we think of Spain, but this week I want to highlight one of my favourite white wines.

Sun, 21 Apr, 2013

Armstrong suffers crash in Spain

Lance Armstrong has been taken to hospital after crashing out on stage one of the Castilla y Leon in Spain today, according to reports.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2009

Sláinte to Spain and Australia at wine awards

AFICIONADOS of wine from Australia and Spain have reason to raise a glass to the 2007 National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA) Gold Star selection as those countries have made a clean sweep of two key categories.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2007